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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Hospital has added a gynecological surgeon to their medical team bolstering the center's capabilities in providing high-quality healthcare to the people of American Samoa, according to the hospital in a media release.
Dr. Jon Hathaway brings with him a wealth of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 67-year-old man pulled over for a traffic violation was later found to be driving with a suspended driving license.
Kalaniua Fia, a.k.a. John Fia was arrested and later charged with Count 1: Felony Driving — a class D felony punishable by imprisonment of at least 90...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG has received a $3.8 million federal funding notification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal agency within HHS.
This discretionary health services grant, specifically $3,781,921,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The number 2024 divided by 4 equals 506, exactly – with no remainder, which makes the year 2024, like the upcoming years 2028 and beyond, a leap year. We get an “extra” day today, February 29.
This pattern will repeat until 2100, when the cycle breaks. Though 2100 is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Friday's Senate on-site visit comprised a tour of the new Fono building still under construction, as well as an explanation by Contractor Papali’i of the various features that will be a part of the new building. The DPW director was also on hand to answer any of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The actions of Senator Malaepule Saite Moliga during a presentation of monetary gifts or "lafo" from the contractor for the new Fono building, Papali'i Lauli'i Alofa, to Senate members last Thursday, was the cause of strong words from Senator Soliai T. Fuimaono, which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In 2009, the serene beauty of the Samoan islands was violently disrupted by two magnitude-8 earthquakes, unleashing a devastating tsunami that claimed nearly 200 lives and inflicted extensive economic damage. Beyond the immediate tragedy, these seismic events triggered a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 1, 2024, a police officer patrolling in Nu'uuli observed a male individual, later identified as Alapati Lopao’o, chasing down another male individual, identified as Gaupule Full, who had allegedly stolen money from Lopao’o’s car, according to the affidavit....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 1, 2024 at about 6:30 am, a concerned mother contacted the Tafuna Police Station (TPS) to report that her brother was disturbing the peace and frightening her children at her family home in the village of Leone.
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a...
Washington, D.C. — The US government is conducting a policy review to determine whether it would endorse the US Pacific territories' bids to gain membership seats in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).
The Office of the Spokesperson for the Department of State noted that under the US Constitution...